Thread: Adjusting Routine Due To A "Tweak"

Damn it. Really annoyed. I'm in week 3 of a 5 x 5 and I'm loving my progress. I've moved from 5 sets of 185 to 5 sets of 225+. However, on my last set this morning I definitely felt some kind of wierd tweak in the right pec area. When I went to incline it definitely didn't feel comfortable to the point I really had to pull back.

Question: In this case where it may be more of a slight muscle pull vs a serious strain what do you do?

* Stop alltogether?
* Lower the intensity a bit? For example, move from 5 x 5 to maybe 3 x 10-12 for a bit?
* Power through it...screw it.

I really don't want to deviate from what I see as progress right now, but I also don't want to totally shut down at some point either. The middle path would seem to be a lowering of the intensity...and if that's the case, I'd contemplate moving towards a hypertrophy shift alltogether just to remain consistent.

Would be interested to hear how most deal with this situation.

And, fyi...I'm 40 so I don't exactly rebound like I used to. Being mortal sucks.

Thanks.

KY

Resting not my strong suit.

I'm probably no different than anyone in this way...I just want to get right back in there.

That said, a day after the "tweak" and I think this may be a small bump in the road. I'm not back on horizontal push till Friday. Think all may be clear.

KY